Pokemon Fan Recreates Ecruteak City in Minecraft

A Minecraft fan has recreated Pokemon‘s Ecruteak City in impressive detail. Rather than basing the recreation off of the pixel-art game world, the Minecraft player found inspiration in Pokemon concept art, creating a more realistic take on the city.

Pokemon Gold and Silver brought a surprising amount of content to the table when it originally released for the Game Boy. The game added a brand new region for players to explore, complete with new Pokemon to find and collect, gyms to challenge, and stories to complete, all while including Kanto, its gyms, and allowing full exploration of both maps. Among the many included areas in Pokemon Gold and Silver, Ecruteak CIty is one that’s quite memorable for many fans.

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Pokemon fan Kurabi04 rebuilt Ecruteak City in Minecraft, bringing the traditional Japanese-themed town to life in the block-building game. Kurabi04 explains that the recreation is based on concept art for the city that comes from Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the later-generation remakes of the Gen 2 games. The result is quite impressive. A number of easily recognized landmarks are included, including the Ecruteak City Gym, a Poke Mart, and the burned tower. Of course, the standout is the still-standing Bell Tower, which stands tall above every other building and the nearby mountainous region.

Pokemon and Minecraft Fans are Impressed with Ecruteak City

Numerous commenters have shared their thoughts with the OP, showering their hard work with praise. Aside from complimenting the build itself, some expressed curiosity or shared questions about the creation. Kurabi04 explained that the build took over a month, and that while they like the idea of building an entire region to match, it’s too much work for one person. A full video shared by Kurabi04 demonstrates just how much work went into the build, with the video showing the Ecruteak City creation process block by block in a timelapse. Those who like the build can also find a world download link in the description of the video to check it out for themselves in their own copy of Minecraft.

The Gen 2 Pokemon games and the Johto region helped to shape the future of the franchise, which is still being felt to this day. Pre-evolutions, a time system, and even Shiny Pokemon got their start or saw refinements in this generation of games. While some fans might like a return to the area, the Pokemon series will soon be focusing on Lumiose City with the release of Pokemon Legends: Z-A, so fans shouldn’t expect to see the Johto region again anytime in the immediate future.

Systems

Released

October 15, 2000

ESRB

Everyone // Mild Cartoon Violence, Simulated Gambling

Publisher(s)

Nintendo